Motor-sleigh.



H. GUTTORMSON & H. HAST.

MOTOR SLEIGH.

APPLICATION TILED NOV. 15, 1910.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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MOTOR SLEIGH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1910.

Patented 131211221, 1911.

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Be it known that we, HnnsGUaYromrson, and Hum-No. Hirer, citizens of theUnited States, residing at l lope, in the'oo'unty of Steele, State 0tNorth Dakota, have invented certain new and' ;useful Improvements inMotor-Sleighs; and we hereby declare the following to be a'full clear,and exact descr'iptioh of the inventio such-as will enableothers. skille"theiart-to which itappertains to make name-the same.

This invention relates-to oto'r-sleighs- The object'of the' irliveresides. in the constructioniof a mot p, gh" which in cludes frontandarearbobs nd to which lat 'ter the body andaxl'es' of an ordinaryauto- Without in any manne'r'alterin'g the automobile body.

A further object of the invention resides in so constructing the frontbob of the sleigh that the steering apparatus of the automobile ;can beeasily. and quickly connected therewith so as to effect the rop'ersteering of the sleigh throughth'e medium of'the automobile steeringapparatus.

With the above and other objects in view,

the parts of the invention consists in the details of. con-" structionand in the. arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter morefully described .and particularly'pointed out in the ap ended claims;

n describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein" likecharacters of reference denotecorresponding partsin the several views; and in which,

' Fi ure'l is a side elevation of a motor sleig constructed inaccordance with theinvention, the body thereof being shown in: dottedlines; Fig. 2, a plan view of whatis.

shown in Fig. 1, with the body removed and certain. portions in section;Fig. 3, a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a section on theline 4+4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a die tail erspective view of'one of therunners of the Front bob; Fig. 6, a section through the sleeveconnection which receives the pivoted" Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

Application nee November 15, 1910. Serial No. 592,522.

'carr'ies front and rear axles 11 and '12 respectively. l The rear bobof the sleigh comprises the runners 13 and 14, from each of which risesa vertical supporting frame formed of memuers 15,- 16, and 17, which areconnected together at'.their upper ends by-means of a plate 18."Embracing each of the plates 18 is a pair of depending spaced ears 19 ofa bearing 20, and a pin 21 pivotally connects this hearing to' theplates 18. The upper side of thebearing 20 is provided with alongitudinal groove 22, in which the adjacent axle 12 is held againstdisplacement from the groove 22 of 'eachbeariug 20 by means of mobile.can be quickly and easily'connected wheel'an d provided with a hub brake27 op erated by a thrust rod 28 through the medium of the usualconnections leading to: the automobile body. By this construction, itwill'be apparent that when the motor, carried by the automobile body isoperated, the tractor wheel 25 will be rotated to propel the sleigh andthat therunnersf13 and let by reason. of their pivotal connection withthe bearing 20 will be adapted for independent longitudinal movement soas to adapt themselves readily to the varying contours of the snow andDisposed centrally ofthe axle 12 is a clip 29, to which brace rods 30extending from each of the runners 13 andl l are connected; saidbracerods serving to hold the runners against movement toward. and away fromeach other. j v

The forward bob of the sleigh is formed of: runners 31 and 32, from eachof which rises a vertical supporting frame formed of the members 33, 341and 35, which are connected together at their upper ends by a plate 36..This plate 36 carries on its upper face a ball 37 for apurpose that willpresently appear. Fixed on the axle 10against each end are couplings 38,which have formed in their lower sides sockets '39 to re ceive the ball37 carried by a respective plate 36, whereby a ball and socketconnectionis established between the axle 11 and each of the runners 31 and 32.Such a connection, as will be apparent, allows the runners 31 and 32 tobe moved for the purpose of steering and also for the purpose ofallowing the runners to conform gently to variatio'ns in contour in thesurface of the snowand ice over which the sleigh is traveling.

The axle 11 is provided at each end with corresponding pivoted terminalshaving the usual outwardly tapering wheel bearings 11. Mounted upon eachbearing 41 for rotation and limited longitudinal movement is a sleeve42, which carries a depending pin 13, upon which is pivotally mounted aplate 44:. Each of the runners 31 and32 is connected to a respectiveplate 44: by means of brace rods 45'. The sleeve 12 is held againstdisplacement from the bearing all by means of a nut to threaded on theouter end of said bearing.

The pivoted terminals 10 are operated by the usual steering gear 47,which includes the steering wheel 18 shown in Fig. 1. The movement ofthe pivoted terminals 4-0 uuder the influence of the steering gear willby reason of their connection with the runners 31 and 32 cause saidrunners to be shifted for the purpose of steering the sleigh. Theforward runners 31 and 32 are each provided on their under side with alongitudinal rib 19 to prevent skidding of the sleigh when steering.

What is claimed is 1. In a motor sleigh, the combination with a bodyhaving front and rear axles, of a rear bob comprising spaced runners, aframe rising from each runner, a bearing pivoted to each frame in whichopposite ends of the rear axle are rotatably mounted, each of saidbearings comprising a member provided with a longitudinal groove in itsupper side to receive the axle, means for rotatably securing the axle insaid groove, a pair of depending ears on the lower side of said memberembracing the upper portion of a respective frame, a pivot pin passingthrough said ears and through the upper portion of the frame, tractorwheels carried by the rear axle, and a front bob supporting the forwardaxle of the body.

2. In a motor sleigh, the combination with a body having front and rearaxles, the former of which is provided with pivoted terminals, a frontbob comprising spaced runners, a frame rising from each'runner, a ballon the top of each frame, a coupling on each end of the axle providedwith a socket in which the ball carried by a respective frame isdisposed, a sleeve mounted on each pia'oted terminal for rotative andlongitudinal movement, a stud depending from said sleeve, a bar pivotedon said stud, rigid connections between each end of said bar and. theadjacent runner of the front bob, a rear bob supporting therear axle ofthe body, and tractor wheels on each end of the rear axle.

In testimony whereof, we aifix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

HANS GUTTORMSON. HILDING HAST. \Vitnesses G. S. SHIPPY, E. D. WASHBURN.

